prompters

noun

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plural of prompter
as in provokers

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  1. radicals
  2. insurgents
  3. troublemakers
  4. extremists
  5. insurrectionists
  6. promoters
Noun
  • Obama ended up funding and arming the Syrian opposition so feebly it was slaughtered and – when its extremists joined up with radicals from Iraq’s long-running insurgency against the US occupation – metastasized into ISIS.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, the group’s radicals are likely to be emboldened.
    Saeid Golkar, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of radicals
Noun
  • The fall of Homs gave insurgents control over Syria's strategic heartland and key highway crossroads, severing Damascus from Assad's coastal strongholds of Latakia and Tartus, home to Russian military bases.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • In a stunning turn, the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appears to have fallen after rebels advanced into the capital Damascus, catching government forces by surprise 10 days after a lightning advance by insurgents first began.
    Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of insurgents
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  • Krampus isn’t all bad, though, as his deployment of corporal punishment is intended to drive troublemakers into a life of virtue.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Or deck out your house with nifty security devices like video doorbells and indoor cameras to keep an eye on pets, kids, and other troublemakers.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of troublemakers
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  • As Bashar al-Assad's government collapsed and Syrian rebels rose to power, Israel embarked on an extensive bombing campaign, purportedly aimed at disarming extremists who may rise to power during the unrest.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Assad was a tyrant, to be sure, but many countries viewed him as a bulwark against religious extremists like the Islamic State.
    John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of extremists
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  • History is watching — just like history watched three years ago on January 6th when insurrectionists stormed this very Capitol and placed a dagger to the throat of American democracy.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Past presidents have pardoned insurrectionists before, but not recently.
    Nicole Narea, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Definition of insurrectionists
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  • The central bank is moving to bring down interest rates, rather than raising them, and last week its chair, Jerome Powell, compared Bitcoin to gold as an investment asset—an argument that many promoters of cryptocurrencies have made.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Additionally, the band was recently dropped from Austria’s Nova Rock Festival 2025 lineup, fueling speculation about ongoing friction between the band and European promoters.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2024
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